A bacterium closely related to E. coli caused an outbreak in China in 2023 but the probable contaminated food source was not identified. Researchers believe it to represent the first reported outbreak of gastroenteritis attributed to E. albertii outside of Japan.

Escherichia albertii infections typically cause watery diarrhea, abdominal pain

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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has put together a preliminary list of schools that received meat and chicken products that have been recalled because of Listeria contamination.

The ready-to-eat products are part of an 11 million pound recall by BrucePac initiated after USDA testing confirmed that finished product

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Hoyo, SBC, of Bloomington, MN, is recalling approximately 1,046 pounds of ready-to-eat beef sambusa products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically thin, wire-like metal.

These items were shipped to schools in Minnesota. While the product was distributed to schools, it was through a commercial sale and was not

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